Jack Carty (musician)

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Jack Carty
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March 2015
Background information
Born (1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 (age 37) [1]
Bellingen, NSW Australia [2]
OriginBellingen, NSW Australia
GenresFolk/indie/alt. country/rock
Occupation(s)Musician/songwriter.
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano.
Years active2009 – Present
LabelsGigpiglet/Inertia (Aus/NZ)
Website http://www.jackcarty.com

Jack Carty is an Australian musician and songwriter from Bellingen, New South Wales. He currently resides in Brisbane. [2]

Contents

Though none of his releases to date have achieved a high level of commercial success, they have received critical acclaim in his home country of Australia from national press including: The Australian , [3] The Weekend Australian [4] and The Sydney Morning Herald , [5] and Arts and Entertainment websites including: The Music , [6] TheAUReview, [7] Timber & Steel, [8] FasterLouder, [9] Beat, [10] and Music Feeds. [11]

Carty has toured in Australia, the United States and Canada, appearing at festivals such as: South By South West (SXSW), [12] Canadian Music Week (CMW), [13] Woodford Folk Festival, [14] Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF), [15] and Mullum Music Festival. [16] Carty has supported artists including: Josh Pyke, [17] Justin Townes Earle, [18] Matt Corby, [19] Katie Noonan, [20] Robert Ellis, [18] Ingrid Michaelson [21] and Joshua Radin. [22] Carty completed his own headline tours (the most recent being in August/September/October 2013 launching "The Predictable Crisis of Modern Life" E.P. [23]

Albums and EPs

Carty has released 5 albums and 2 EP's
Albums:
2011: One Thousand Origami Birds [24]
2012: Break Your Own Heart [25]
2014: Esk [26]
2016: Home State [27]
2018: "Hospital Hill" the strings album was released as a collaborative project with musician Gus Gardiner. [28]

E.P's:
2010 "Wine & Consequence"
2013 "The Predictable Crisis of Modern Life") through Sydney based independent record label "Gigpiglet Recordings" distributed in Australia and New Zealand through Inertia Music Pty Ltd. [29]

Honors and awards

In 2010 Carty won "Acoustic Singer-Songwriter of the Year" at the National MusicOZ Awards. [30]

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